FIFA.com's latest monthly Futsal round-up reflects on another busy period of training seminars and tournaments, as well as the announcements of the hosts for the UEFA Futsal EURO 2014 and the UEFA Futsal Cup.
American Samoa have travelled a tough road in seeking international achievement, but after years of heartache the South Pacific nation finally made an emphatic breakthrough.
FIFA.com looks at the teams who have caused major surprises this past year, including American Samoa, Uruguay, the Japanese women, Al-Sadd and Basel.
The last edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for this year brings little change as world champions Spain remain at the top of the table, followed by Netherlands, Germany and Uruguay.
An unlikely win for American Samoa, fresh achievements for Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Aleksandr Duric, another stunning strike from Inigo Martinez, and a cosmopolitan Arsenal line-up feature in FIFA.com's latest stats review.
A tight and gripping opening to Oceania’s Brazil 2014 qualifiers saw Samoa trump three Polynesian neighbours to advance, but the tournament will long be remembered for the breakthrough achievements of American Samoa.
